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Allen West: I won’t run for Congress in Georgia

In an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution West turned down an invitation by Georgia Republican Party chairwoman Sue Everhart.

“No,” West told the Atlanta newspaper on Wednesday. “Look, let me tell you something. I have moved my wife around for 20-some-odd years, being in the military, and she was also the daughter of a career military guy. When I retired, she chose Florida. That’s where my daughter’s in school, in college, my youngest daughter’s in high school. That’s our home. It’s a very nice thing, but I’m not an NFL free agent.”

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Good man. He’s not some guy so desperate to cling to power that he’ll go anywhere just for a shot at winning an election. Good for him. I do think though that instead of running for the House this term he should have run for Senate against Bill Nelson. I think West would have had a better shot than Connie Mack.